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The year was 1989. The place Denny's on Dorsett Road, Maryland Heights, Missouri. I was handed my usual daily newspaper with a salad and ice tea by Cecilia. Lunch was routine, and Cecilia apologized that she only had one section of the paper today! I always tipped her well, got the same lunch, and second hand newspaper was apart of our ritual. I glanced at the section. It was opened to the obituaries. At 51 I didn't expect to find anyone that I knew. There it was before my eyes: "Plattner, Joan (Frank), February 25, 1989. |
If you were an atheist you would have converted to a believer immediately. What are the odds of that happening? I know God wanted me to know. The funeral was in a few hours, and I had to attend! Joan Z. Frank was my high school sweet heart, and after not having seen her in years, my wife, Jane and I ran into her a just few months before in a local eating establishment. |